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% Registration pktgen the linux packet generator
% [2]Register/Submit Robert Olsson (robert.olsson@its.uu.se)
Abstract pktgen is a high-performance testing tool
included in the Linux kernel. Being part of the kernel
is currently best way to test the TX process of device
driver and NIC. pktgen can also be used to generate
ordinary packets to test other network devices.
Especially of interest is the use of pktgen to test
routers or bridges which use the Linux network stack.
Because pktgen is ``in-kernel,'' it can generate very
high packet rates and with few systems saturate network
devices as routers or bridges.
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